# CHANGELOG — Economic Crimes by Category in Latin America (2020-2023)

**Dataset DOI:** https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/8FXZOJ

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## V2 (2026-03-20)

**Files added:**
- README.md — Complete dataset documentation (3 modules)
- CODEBOOK.md — Variable definitions, units, types, and sources
- METHODOLOGY.md — Data collection protocol, AI-assisted search, limitations
- CHANGELOG.md — This version history file
- references.tab — Structured bibliography (6 primary references with URLs)
- analysis_script.R — Reproducible R analysis script (5 publication-quality figures)
- economic_crimes_latam_analysis.ipynb — Python Jupyter Notebook (6 figures)

**Metadata updates:**
- Expanded keyword list (added: corruption, money laundering, fraud, tax evasion, Latin America, organized crime, transparency, FATF, UNODC, open data)
- Added 5 related publications
- Added language field (English)
- Added version notes

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## V1 (2026-03-10)

**Initial release.**

**Files:**
- delitos_economicos_latinoamerica_2020_2023.tab — Main dataset (146 observations, 8 variables)
- delitos_economicos_latinoamerica_2020_2023-1.tab — Version 1 main dataset (146 observations)
- delitos_economicos_latinoamerica_2020_2023-2.tab — Subset dataset (59 observations)

**Coverage:** 20 Latin American countries, 2020-2023, 5 economic crime categories.
**Sources:** Transparency International, GFI, FATF/GAFI, IDB, UNODC, PwC.